Four Siskiyou County athletes earn first place finishes at NSCIF Track and Field Championships

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By Bill Choy

Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, CA

By Bill Choy

Posted May. 25, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Updated May 25, 2013 at 7:44 AM

By Bill Choy

Posted May 25, 2013 at 7:04 AM
Updated May 25, 2013 at 7:44 AM

COTTONWOOD, Calif.

Four Siskiyou County athletes earned first place finishes at the Northern Section Track and Field Championships at West Valley High School in Cottonwood on Friday.

Junior Jena Turner of Yreka took first in the 100 meter and 300 meter hurdles. Senior David Sellens III of Yreka came in first in the shot put. Senior John Whelan of Etna High earned a first place finish in the 3200 meter race. Senior Janelle Jaegel of Mount Shasta finished first in the pole vault.

The top finishers in each event earn an automatic berth in the CIF State Championships, which begin this Friday in Clovis.

This is the third straight year Turner has earned a state berth and the second straight year for Jaegel.

Last fall, Whelan came in second in state in cross country in Division 5.

Top performers from Siskiyou County in the boys division included senior Jeff Rhoades of Dunsmuir, who finished second in the shot put. Freshman Garrett Bryan of Mount Shasta finished second in the pole vault. Senior John Levesque of Butte Valley earned a second place finish in the triple jump. Senior Anthony Whitaker of Yreka was third in the pole vault. Junior Eli Chapman of Mount Shasta was third in both the 100 and 200 meter races. Freshman Chris Morzenti of Mount Shasta was third in the 800 meter race. Sellens III was third In the discus.

For the girls, senior Angela Henson of Yreka earned a second place finish in the pole vault while teammate, sophomore Kara Jackson, finished in third. Junior Ashley Ensminger of Yreka was third in the 100 meter hurdles. Senior Katie Brummett of Yreka was third in the shot put. Turner came in third place in the long jump.

Complete results can be found at www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=174230#660.